Applying Power Analysis: Using the ‘Powercube’ to explore forms, levels and spaces

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Title
Applying Power Analysis: Using the ‘Powercube’ to explore forms, levels and spaces
Abstract
In a complex, globalised and rapidly changing world, power dynamics are multidimensional, constantly evolving, and full of complexity. The ‘powercube’ (Gaventa, 2006) is an approach to power analysis which can be used to examine the multiple forms, levels and spaces of power, and their interactions. Building on earlier work on power, and elaborated and popularised in collaboration with other colleagues through the web site powercube.net and numerous other resources, the powercube has been widely used around the world for analysis of power, education and awareness building, context analysis, programme and strategy development, and monitoring and evaluation. This article briefly outlines the evolution of the powercube, and provides examples of the issue areas in which it has been used, and for what purposes. Drawing on these, we then offer eight lessons of how to apply the powercube framework for analysing and transforming power relations.
Book Title
Power, Empowerment and Social Change
Place
London ; New York
Date
8 noviembre 2019
Language
Inglés
ISBN
978-1-138-57531-8
Citation
Gaventa, J. (2019). Applying Power Analysis: Using the ‘Powercube’ to explore forms, levels and spaces. In R. McGee & J. Pettit (Eds.), Power, Empowerment and Social Change. https://www.routledge.com/Power-Empowerment-and-Social-Change-1st-Edition/McGee-Pettit/p/book/9781138575318